Electrical goods industry Market Research

“The increase in confidence that we discussed in Consumers and the Economic Outlook – UK – March 2018 clearly wasn’t a one-off. Our confidence data has been running for almost a decade now, and people’s assessments, both of their current financial situation and how they expect their finances to ...

"The digital world has been integrated into daily lives in ways only science fiction could have predicted 50 years ago. While internet connectivity and the rapid pace of innovation have mostly had a positive impact on people’s lives, it is difficult for people to fully trust technology to perform ...

“Consumers’ spending power is being hit by the squeeze on incomes as inflation continues to outpace average wage rises. In four of the last five months, people have been more likely to feel worse off compared to a year ago than to say that their finances have improved. This is the first time this ...

"The snap election clearly unsettled consumers. All three of our measures of sentiment fell between April and May. And the inconclusive result means that there was no immediate bounce in confidence post-election. Instead, our data shows that people were even more concerned after the results were ...

“The online sales channels have been evolving in Brazil. Although it’s not so big compared to countries like the United States, the Brazilian e-commerce market is being transformed and consumers have access to all the devices needed to do their online shopping (laptops, smartphones, and tablets). ...

“It was a great Christmas, better than anyone expected. But the more one looks at the performance, the more one feels that there are warning signs. We think that people are worried about rising prices in 2017 and that they pulled spending forward for that reason. We think they are right to be ...

“The launch of Google’s premium Pixel and Pixel XL handsets in September will not have made things any easier for Apple and Samsung at the upper end of the smartphone market, while challenger brands like Huawei and OnePlus are releasing ever-more competitive handsets in terms of performance at ...

“Parents are not necessarily the first consumer group that comes to mind when thinking about targets for new technology, but they actually emerge throughout our consumer research as key targets for a number of sectors, both in terms of intention to purchase or upgrade products and interest in the ...

“For the UK, the EU referendum is one of the defining moments of the 21st Century so far, with long-term implications that will rival events as seismic as the financial crisis. The truth is, though, that this early in the process there has been little direct impact on most people’s financial ...